10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. JRH Series737-C2: MaedaAkihiko· CC0
- 2. JR Hokkaido 789 series EMU 007: Tennen-Gas· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. JR Hokkaido Serires EC737 Free space: Mt.Asahidake· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. JR Hokkaido EC 737 at Higashi-Muroran Station: Mt.Asahidake· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. JR Hokkaido Serires EC737 at Noboribetsu: 掬茶· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. JR Hokkaido Serires EC737 at TOMAKOMAI Station: Mt.Asahidake· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 7. JR Hokkaido Serires EC737 Current collector: Mt.Asahidake· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 8. JR Hokkaido Serires EC737 Local Tomakomai: Mt.Asahidake· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 9. JR Hokkaido Serires EC737 Mc737-5: Mt.Asahidake· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 10. JR Hokkaido Serires EC737 Side face: Mt.Asahidake· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The 737 series (737系) is an AC electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) on services in the Sapporo area of Hokkaido, Japan, since 20 May 2023. The type replaced the fleet of KiHa 143 diesel railcars operated on the Muroran Main Line. The trainsets mark the return of local EMU services on the Muroran Main Line since the retirement of the 711 series from these services in October 2012.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 3 years ago, in 2023.
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 2023
- in service from
- 2023
- status
- in service
- number built
- 26
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Hitachi Rail
- operators
- Hokkaido Railway Company
- top speed
- 120 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- formation
- 2 cars per trainset
- capacity
- 93 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q114069122, Wikipedia: 737 series (JR Hokkaido) (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.